SUMMER/FALL 2000

VOLUME 10, NUMBER 1

News Briefs

Projects improve water quality, safety, campus beauty

Lewis & Clark is putting the finishing touches on $5-million worth of construction projects that are transforming the campus.

This summer, the College installed a major storm-sewer system with two treatment centers to clean and regulate storm-water runoff.

In addition, crews reconfigured the entry at the north side of campus and installed sidewalks, curbs and bicycle lanes to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists along Palatine Hill Road.

The College also returned the campus to pedestrians by removing asphalt parking spaces that were scattered throughout the center of campus and by replacing the asphalt with grass, plants and trees. (Look for photographs of the College’s spectacular new landscaping in the next issue of The Lewis & Clark Chronicle.)

College receives Pollution Prevention Award

Lewis & Clark College received the Pollution Prevention Award from the Portland City Council, Sept. 20. The city of Portland applauded the College for removing almost one acre of asphalt from campus and for replacing it with vegetation.

National Bicentennial Council moves to campus

Lewis & Clark College welcomes the National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Council to campus.

The council is the national clearinghouse for news, events, resources and promotions to commemorate the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-1806. It also serves as a liaison to the legislature; promotes educational activities; approves official bicentennial products; and helps government agencies and historical societies plan events, projects and publications.

The offices of Michelle Bussard, executive director, and other council staff members are in the Gatehouse. For more information about the council, visit its Web site at www.lewisandclark200.org.

Coach, student’s sister row in the U.S. Olympics

Hilary Gehman, who coached Lewis & Clark’s crew team from 1996 through 1998 when the sport advanced to varsity status, rowed bow seat in the U.S. women’s quadruple sculls in the U.S. Olympics. The U.S. team took fifth place in the finals at the 2000 Olympics.

Senior Jonathan Bennion’s sister, Lianne Nelson, rowed stroke seat for the U.S. women’s eight. The team placed first in its repechage competition, which advanced the boat to finals, where it placed sixth.

Office of Publications wins national CASE award

Lewis & Clark’s Office of Publications won a silver medal in a national competition sponsored by the Council for Advance-ment and Support of Education.

The office won the award in the special program publications package category for a set of pieces created to celebrate the John Buck exhibition. Linda Tesner, director of the Gallery of Contemporary Art, wrote the pieces; Robert Reynolds and Letha Wulf designed them; Reynolds took the photographs; and Judy McNally, director of publications, edited the pieces and coordinated production.

Men’s Health ranks College among nation’s top 10

Men’s Health magazine ranked Lewis & Clark among the top colleges in America for men. The publication describes the College as "serious science in the middle of serious scenery" and as "a small, selective liberal-arts school for bright students who like to travel and enjoy the outdoors."

The magazine praised the College’s premiere biochemistry, chemistry and physics departments, where "students do cutting-edge research with faculty." It also notes that "athletic facilities are top-notch; 40 percent of students participate in sports."

All of the above, of course, makes the College attractive to women, too.

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